"it is making the British Newspaper Archive searchable. DC Thomson DC Thomson is a Scottish publishing and television production company best known for producing ""The Dundee Courier"", ""The Evening Telegraph"", ""The Sunday Post"", ""Oor Wullie"", ""The Broons"", ""The Beano"", ""The Dandy"", and ""Commando"" comics. It also owns the Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the ""Press and Journal"". It was a significant shareholder in the former ITV company Southern Television. Through its subsidiary DC Thomson Family History the company owns several websites including Friends Reunited and Findmypast. Based in Dundee, Scotland. The company began as a branch of the Thomson family"
"to as being in a secret location in ""The Broons Days Oot"" travel guide published in 2009. Although the Broons & Oor Wullie started in 1936, annuals weren't published until 1939 starting with ""The Broons"". since then the annuals alternate years with ""Oor Wullie"", another D. C. Thomson product. Books pre-1965 were not dated. After that they had a copyright date with annuals normally published in Autumn. The early editions of ""The Broons"" annual are highly sought-after collectors' items, fetching in excess of four-figure sums at auction. A facsimile of the very first ""Broons"" annual was released on 25 November"
"date inside them. Starting in 1940 the ""Oor Wullie"" strips also appeared in the form of a Christmas annual which alternated every second year with “The Broons”, another D. C. Thomson product. (No annuals were published between 1943 and 1946.) Pre-1966 annuals were undated. Starting in 2015, both titles are now published annually. A facsimile of the first ""The Broons"" annual was released on 25 November 2006 and of the first ""Oor Wullie"" annual the following year. Since 1996 - the 60th anniversary of the strip - D.C. Thomson has also published a series of compilation albums featuring ""The Broons"""
"of the landed gentry, or the clergy. Many storylines featured Paw bringing shame on the family by being seen wearing torn trousers or working clothes by the 'Meenister' (Church of Scotland vicar). Maggie's character also changed during this time, becoming more posh. Unlike the rest of the Broons, spoke Standard English rather than Modern Scots. When Peter Davidson took over from Lavery, the character was dropped without explanation. The 2012 special annual ""The Broons and Oor Wullie: Classic Strips from the 70's"" reveals the fate of the character which was created specially for this book. Most of the humour derives"
"the Broons. Brian became a joint Managing Director in 1948 and succeeded his father as chairman in 1974. He conducted business according to strict principles of fairness and courtesy. He did not believe that his company's affairs were the concern of anyone but himself and his board, and he almost never spoke about them to the outside world. His publications upheld traditional Scottish family values and tastes, typified by the homely tone of the Sunday Post and by magazine titles such as Classic Stitches. In September 1939 he joined the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. Posted to Montgomery's Eighth Army in"
"Darius Hunt, began as a fourpenny weekly on 4 July 1861 in a coachbuilder's shop in James Street. On 4 February 1876, William Groom became sole proprietor, beginning nearly half a century of family control of a newspaper that he transformed into a powerful and persuasive political weapon. Archibald Meston was one of the editors. In 1922 the Dunn family acquired the ""Gazette"" and the two newspapers were amalgamated as the ""Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette"". The combined newspaper was published first on 2 October 1922. On 20 October 1969 ""The Chronicle"" format was changed from broadsheet to tabloid."
"Sunday Chronicle The Sunday Chronicle was a newspaper in the United Kingdom. The newspaper was founded in Manchester by Edward Hulton in August 1885. He was known for his sporting coverage, already publishing the ""Sporting Chronicle"", the ""Daily Dispatch"" and the ""Athletic News"". The paper initially cost one penny and, despite its name, was published on both Saturdays and Sundays. The socialist Robert Blatchford worked for the paper in its early years and, owing to his influence, it supported the Manningham Mills strikers. However, Blatchford was sacked immediately after the strike and instead founded the ""Clarion"" with the paper's drama"
"and Campbell bought a section in Shortland Crescent, where they built Acacia Cottage, the Browns' home, and a store. Acacia Cottage still exists and is now located in Cornwall Park. The firm of Brown and Campbell was very successful, working as auctioneers, shipping agents, importers, and traders with the Maori. William Brown started ""The Southern Cross"" newspaper as a weekly paper in 1843. In 1862 it became a daily newspaper, with a change of name to ""The Daily Southern Cross"". The editorial policy was to support the land claimants, such as the New Zealand Company, and the newspaper vigorously attacked"
"and Carlisle, directly competing with the Thomson Corporation's weekly ""Franklin Chronicle"", established in 1872. While the paper's office was in Springboro, the paper was produced at the offices of ""The Western Star"" in Lebanon. A Sunday edition, called the ""Sunday Star Press"", was established in the early 1990s in order to distribute advertising circulars. In 1998, Brown traded the ""Star Press"" along with ""The Western Star"", ""Today's Express"" in Morrow, the ""Monroe Times"", and the ""Miamisburg-West Carrollton News"" to The Thomson Corporation, a Canadian newspaper company known for the poor quality of its publications, in exchange for three daily papers,"
"and Henry Drummond Wolff. They also included Mortimer Collins, Lord Houghton, Ralph Bernal Osborne, George Otto Trevelyan, and Thomas Gibson Bowles. The Owl (magazine) The Owl: a Wednesday journal of politics and society was a satirical society newspaper published in London from 1864 to 1870. Irregularly published, but sometimes fortnightly, it cost 6d., was Tory in politics and consisted of a mix of satire and London society gossip. ""The Owl"" was founded by ""Morning Post"" editor Algernon Borthwick, together with Evelyn Ashley, Lord Wharncliffe (1827–99) and James Archibald Stuart-Wortley. The Conservative MP Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington was joint editor"
"The Wollondilly Press The Wollondilly Press, previously published as The Bowral Free Press, was an English language newspaper published twice weekly, on Wednesday and Saturday, in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. The newspaper was first published under this title on Wednesday 31 March 1906 by William Beer. The change of the title from ""The Bowral Free Press"" to ""The Wollondilly Press"" was intended to reflect the decision to extend the scope of the paper's operations ""to take in the whole of the district"". In the first issue under the new title the editor assured his Bowral readers that ""the interests"
"Dave Donaldson took over. Morris Heggie, former editor of ""The Dandy"" is the current writer. ""The Broons"" were portrayed in a sketch on the BBC Scotland comedy show ""Naked Video"". Tony Roper was cast as Paw, Gregor Fisher played Maw, Elaine C. Smith portrayed the Bairn, Jonathan Watson appeared as Joe, and Louise Beattie appeared as Horace, with the other family members (and Oor Wullie) mentioned in passing. The sketch revolved around Paw's naivety in the modern world and his inability to move with the times, not even realising that his entire offspring are the product of an affair Maw"
"Broons"" and ""Oor Wullie"" strips in softcover A4-size books for the holiday season. On 19 March 2012, the British postal service, the Royal Mail, released a set of stamps depicting British comic-book characters and series. The collection featured ""The Beano"", ""The Dandy"", ""Eagle"", ""The Topper"", ""Roy of the Rovers"", ""Bunty"", ""Buster"", ""Valiant"", ""Twinkle"" and ""2000 AD"". It has been stated that the 13th century ""Cantigas de Santa María"" could be considered as the first Spanish ""comic"", although comic books (also known in Spain as ""historietas"" or ""tebeos"") made their debut around 1857. The magazine ""TBO"" was influential in popularizing the"
"Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard is a weekly tabloid newspaper serving the Cowal Peninsula area of Argyll and Bute, in western Scotland. It is edited and printed in Dunoon, and is known locally as ""the Standard"". The newspaper is owned by Argyll Media Ltd. It was published by E&R Inglis Ltd. until 2015, when the owners, Marion and John Carmichael, decided to retire. It had been in the Inglis family for 144 years. Founded on 25 March 1871 in nearby Sandbank by William Inglis, Sr., who was editor and proprietor, it moved to Dunoon"
"a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. From September 1868 to March 1879 it reverted twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday (but occasionally published three issues in a week). From April 1879 it became a daily paper published Monday through Saturday. In 1922 the Dunn family bought the Darling Downs Gazette and amalgamated it with as the Toowoomba Chronicle under the new title ""Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette"", first published on 2 October 1922. The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. Darling Downs Gazette The Darling"
"column ""Cruiskeen Lawn"". (Subsequently O'Nolan altered the newspaper byline slightly to the more anglicised ""Myles na Gopaleen"".) Neither is a real Irish surname, however. Both derive from a character named Myles-na-Coppaleen in Dion Boucicault's 1860 play ""The Colleen Bawn"", which, in turn, comes from the Irish ""na gcapaillín"", ""of the little horses"". As if to confuse matters, the English translation of ""An Béal Bocht"" is published as the work of ""Flann O'Brien"". ""An Béal Bocht"" is set in Corca Dhorcha, (Corkadoragha, Corkadorkey), a remote region of Ireland where it never stops raining and everyone lives in desperate poverty (and always"
"not been consistent, in the early Watkins scripts he looked about 5 or 6, in later Watkins scripts he looked about 10 or 11, more recently he has become slightly younger. His catchphrases are ""Jings"", ""Crivvens"", ""Braw"" and ""Help ma Boab"". William Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock, Secretary of State for Scotland 1964-70 and 1974–76, was occasionally depicted in political cartoons seated on a bucket as Oor Wullie. In March 2006, BBC Scotland documentary ""Happy Birthday Oor Wullie"" celebrated the strip's 70th and TV show's 28th birthday with celebrity guests including Karen Dunbar, Sanjeev Kohli, Kaye Adams, Iain Robertson, Tony"
"The Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser ""The Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser"", was an English-language newspaper, published in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, which made its debut appearance on Saturday 7 July 1855. At this time, it joined the Southern District’s only other newspaper, ""The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser"". ""The Chronicle "" was a weekly, 8-page paper, angled toward political liberalism and with a particular interest in land issues. Founders of ""The Chronicle"" were William Edward Vernon and Ludolf Theodore Mellin. They began their working relationship as printers of the ""Illustrated Sydney News"", before announcing the cessation"
"are told by Daphne that she's bringing her boyfriend up to dinner and that he is half Polish and half French. While Maggie makes a French salad and Paw finds a flag from each country, Hen asks if they know the man's name – Angus MacKay. Hen and Paw go with the twins to see his shop. It turns out he's a French-polisher – ""polish"" being pronounced the same as ""Polish"" in Scots. ""The Broons"" is set in the fictional town of Auchenshoogle. The place was originally referred to as Auchentogle which came about in the 1980s. Auchentoogle was originally"
"Western People The Western People is a weekly local newspaper published in Ballina, County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland. It was first published in 1883. The newspaper was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments. In December 2017, a sale was agreed to ""The Irish Times"" pending regulatory approval; in July 2018, this sale was completed. The ""Ballina Herald"" newspaper (1844 – 28 April 1962), later named ""Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser"", merged with the ""Western People"" in or around"
"manager. As his father's political interests gained momentum, Henry became the backbone of The Chronicle and in 1900 the business went from being a sole proprietorship to W. H. Groom & Sons with Henry now a director. When his father died in August 1901, Henry became managing director and remained in that position until the Grooms sold their interest in the business to the Dunn family in 1922. In 1904, Groom unsuccessfully contested the seat of Drayton and Toowoomba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly following the death of John Fogarty. In July 1906 however, he was appointed by William Kidston"
"Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser The Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser was a weekly English language newspaper published in Goulburn, New South Wales from 1855–1864. ""The Goulburn Chronicle and Southern Advertiser"", made its debut appearance on Saturday 7 July 1855. At this time, it joined the Southern District's only other newspaper, ""The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser"". ""The Chronicle"" was an 8-page liberal paper published weekly, with a particular interest in land issues. ""The Chronicle"" continued until 1864, at which time it ceased independent publication when it was taken over by rival newspaper, the ""Goulburn Herald"". With the"
"Baltimore Chronicle The Baltimore Chronicle, founded as The City Dweller, is a small free, independent, monthly alternative newspaper. It was founded by Larry Krause in April 1973 and incorporated as Schenley Press, Inc. in 1976, when the paper adopted its present name. Its purpose is to air different points of view, with special focus on controversial stories. All of the paper's writers are free contributors. Over the years, it expanded to serve 27 different communities in Baltimore City, and fostered local writers and provided internships for high school and college students. In 2004, it had a circulation of about 28,000."
"William and Currie Street, Adelaide. On 16 March 1889 its banner was changed to ""The South Australian Chronicle, with which is incorporated the Weekly Mail"". At this time it was 24 pages and the proprietors were Frederic Britten Burden and John Langdon Bonython, and was published in the offices of the ""South Australian Advertiser"", ""Chronicle"" and ""Express"", corner of King William and Currie Street, Adelaide. On 5 October 1895 its banner was changed to ""The Chronicle, with which is incorporated the Weekly Mail"". At this time it was 48 pages and the proprietor was John Langdon Bonython, trading as J."
"The Toowoomba Chronicle The Toowoomba Chronicle is a daily newspaper serving Toowoomba, the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs regional areas in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia. The circulation of ""The Toowoomba Chronicle"" is 22,808 Monday to Friday and 30,270 on Saturday. The ""Toowoomba Chronicle"" website is part of News Corp Australia's News Regional Media network. The ""Darling Downs Gazette"", founded at Drayton by Arthur Sidney Lyon, began publication in a wooden shanty on 10 June 1858. It moved to the burgeoning town of Toowoomba and merged with ""The Chronicle"" in 1922. The ""Chronicle"", founded by"
"The Tweed Daily The Tweed Daily was a daily English language newspaper published in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia from 1914 to 1949. It was also published as the ""Tweed and Brunswick Advocate and Southern Queensland Record"", ""Tweed and Brunswick Advocate"", ""Tweed Times and Brunswick Advocate"", ""Tweed Herald and Brunswick Chronicle"", ""Tweed and South Coast Daily"", ""The Daily News"", ""Tweed and Gold Coast Daily News"", and the ""Tweed Daily News"". The first edition of the ""Tweed and Brunswick Advocate and Southern Queensland Record"" was published by William Robert Baker on 31 October 1888. On 13 May 1903, it was renamed"
"The Owl (magazine) The Owl: a Wednesday journal of politics and society was a satirical society newspaper published in London from 1864 to 1870. Irregularly published, but sometimes fortnightly, it cost 6d., was Tory in politics and consisted of a mix of satire and London society gossip. ""The Owl"" was founded by ""Morning Post"" editor Algernon Borthwick, together with Evelyn Ashley, Lord Wharncliffe (1827–99) and James Archibald Stuart-Wortley. The Conservative MP Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington was joint editor of the paper from 1864 to 1868. Contributors included the architect Arthur Ashpitel (1807–69), Disraeli's private secretary Montagu Corry, Laurence Oliphant,"
"the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of New South Wales. The Wollondilly Press The Wollondilly Press, previously published as The Bowral Free Press, was an English language newspaper published twice weekly, on Wednesday and Saturday, in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. The newspaper was first published under this title on Wednesday 31 March 1906 by William Beer. The change of the title from ""The Bowral Free Press"" to ""The Wollondilly Press"" was intended to reflect the decision to extend"
"R. D. Low Robert Duncan Low (25 August 1895, Dundee – 13 December 1980) was a Scottish comics writer and editor. Employed by D. C. Thomson & Co., he was responsible for their line of comics, and, as a writer, co-created ""Oor Wullie"" and ""The Broons"" with artist Dudley D. Watkins. The son of Alexander Brown Low, a jute mill mechanic, and Maggie Wilson Low, he joined DC Thomson as a journalist and rose to become managing editor in charge of the children's publications department. Having launched the ""big five"" story papers ""Adventure"" (1921), ""The Rover"" (1922), ""The Wizard"" (1923),"
"was printed in demi-folio size before changing to broadsheet. In 1858 the newspaper retired the original wooden press, adopted new typography, and was printed by a mechanised steam press. From 1845-1847, the newspaper was named the 'Geelong Advertiser, and Squatters Advocate'. The first edition under this title published on 28 May 1845. The newspaper did not feature news on the front page until 21 June 1924, coinciding with the inauguration of a new printing press. Before that time the front page was devoted to classified advertising. Trials of a tabloid-sized paper were made in 2000, when a Sunday edition was"
"The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington) The Chronicle, formerly the Daily Chronicle, is a local newspaper in Centralia, Washington, US. The newspaper is owned by Lafromboise Communications and publishes three editions per week. ""The Weekly Chronicle"" was founded in July 1889 by Thomas Scammons and J. E. Whinnery. It switched to daily publication the following year, renaming itself ""The Daily Chronicle"". ""The Chronicle"" was purchased by the Lafromboise family in 1968 and was under the ownership of Jeraldine Lafromboise for several decades. In 2011, ""The Chronicle"" switched to publishing three editions per week due to declines in revenue, instead publishing digital editions"
"was outstanding in the sport of rifle shooting, and frequently attended Wimbledon and Bisley. One of the earliest members of the kennel club, he bred and judged fox-terriers and was also an acknowledged expert on thoroughbred race horses. John Andrew Doyle John Andrew Doyle, DL (14 May 1844 – 4 August 1907) was an English historian, the son of Andrew Doyle, editor of ""The Morning Chronicle"". He was educated at Eton and at Balliol College, Oxford, winning the Arnold prize in 1868 for his essay, ""The American Colonies"" and elected President of the Oxford Union in 1870. He was a"
"Walsall Observer The Walsall Observer was a weekly newspaper, published in Walsall in the West Midlands of England from 1868 to 2009. Founded October 24, 1868 by brothers John and William Griffin as ""The Walsall Observer, and General District Advertiser"", it became a regional weekly. By 1962, as the ""Walsall Observer and South Staffordshire Chronicle"", it was the only surviving paper in Walsall, having absorbed such competitors as the ""Walsall Advertiser"". By 1990 it had become a free newspaper. By 2006, it had gone from nine journalists on staff twenty-five years earlier (i.e., circa 1981) to one senior, one trainee,"